Testament of Jacob - ፍልሰቱ ፡ ለአብ ፡ ያዕቆብ ።

A book of the Beta Israel Secondary Canon.
The earliest attestations of this work are in Coptic and Arabic.

Canonical Versions

Version Modern or critical edition Selected manuscript/s

Beta Israel Testament of Jacob
- in Ge'ez
ፍልስቱ ፡ ለአቡነ ፡ ያዕቆብ ፡ ዘተስምየ ፡ እስራኤል ።
Not available online. ዐይን: Maurice Gaguine.
Cambridge Or. 1878;
Faitlovitch 9 (p: 47);
Faitlovitch 10 (p: 46);
Faitlovitch 12 (p: 29);
Faitlovitch 13 (p: 41)

Non-Canonical Versions

Version Modern or critical edition Selected manuscript/s

Christian Ethiopic Testament of Jacob:
"direct translation" from the Arabic
- in Ge'ez
(the basis of the Beta Israel version)
ፍልሰቱ ፡ ለአብ ፡ ያዕቆብ ።
ዐይን: Martin Heide. "Recension I".
EAP286/1/1/406 = EMML 1496;
Gunda Gunde 16 (img: 118)

Christian Ethiopic Testament of Isaac:
"free translation" from the Arabic
- in Ge'ez
ፍልሰቱ ፡ ለአብ ፡ ያዕቆብ ።
ዐይን: Martin Heide. "Recension II".
BNF Éthiopien 134

Significantly related biblical texts:

The Book of Genesis.

The Testaments of the Three Patriarchs and the Homily on Abraham and Sarah
(often joined together as a single work):

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